Aug.10,2018--Tibet's first-ever yak industry development forum commenced on August 6th in Lhasa, capital city of the region.

Yak is known as "the ship of the plateau"; it is a species unique to the extremely cold and high-altitude area. The yak mainly inhabits in regions above 3,000 meters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In 2017, Lhasa's Damxung yak and yak meat became geographical indication trademark products of China.